Oil burner manipulating mechanism



June 4, 1935. E. E. ALLYNE I OIL BURNER MANIPUL-ATING MECHANISM Filed Aug. 15, 1931 INVENTOR Z'bMu/vo E1444 WV:-

ATTORNEYS Patented June 4, 1935 Edmund E. Allyne, Cleveland, Ohio Application August 13, 1931, Serial No. 556,745

1 Claim,

The invention disclosed herein relates to oil burning apparatus.

When oil burners of the burner and vertically movable shell type are used in connection with refrigerating apparatus, for example, where the still is to be heated by the burner, all of this mechanism'including the still is usually arranged in a so-called apparatus compartment open at the front and arranged in the bottom of the the front and side angles 2. To the front angle is secured a flange 3 of a bracket 4 which extends horizontally into the compartment near the bottom of the angle. This bracket is provided with an upstanding pivot 5. The framework of the 5 cabinet is also usually provided with a cross strut 6 extending from the side angles and from this cross strut under a still I, for example, is a diagonally extending guide or rod 8 secured to the refrigerating cabinet. Since it is necessary to front angle to form a support and guide for en- 10 have access to the burner for lighting, filling and other purposes and to have the burner proper located under the still, for example, it is important that the burner mechanism as a Whole be arranged so that it is accessible at the front open-' ing of the apparatus compartment and is pro:- vided with means for raising and lowering the shell without direct contact with it.

It is the object of this invention to meet the foregoing requirements and in so doing the entire burner structure as a unit is pivotally armred just inside of the front opening of the apparatus compartment with the pivot substantially under the fuel reservoir so that the burner part may be swung laterally, through an arc of substantially 90 to either expose it at said opening or to bring it into proper heating relationwith the bottom of the still, a suitable handle forming a part of the burner apparatus being provided for this purpose. In addition to the pivoting of the entire burner so as to swing in the manner just stated, the burner structure is provided with a shellmanipulatingidevice in the form of a loop or bail pivoted on a standard forming apart of the burner unit and having engaging loops or recesses passing under suitable trunnions arranged on the side of the shell. The burner end of the loop or bail is extended out beyond the shell to form a handle for raising the shell for lighting purposes. The opposite end of the loop or bail extends oppositely from the pivot around and beyond the reservoir and above the turning handle so that the operator may also depress this end of the loop and so raise the shell.

The invention is well set forth in the following description, drawing and claim.

Referring to the drawing, Fig. Us a front elevation of a portion of the apparatuscompartment with the burner mechanism shown in elevation and in the front or lightingposition; Fig. 2 is a top plan view; and Fig. 3 is a fragmental detail view showing the bracket with the pivot.

In the embodiment shown, I represents the main casing of the refrigerating cabinet, which usually is provided'with an angle franTe including gaging under the burner end of the burner. unit. Any suitable type of oil burner unit may be arranged in this way but the one shown is of popular type and consists of a reservoir generally indicated at 9, a fuel pipe ill extending outwardly from the 15 bottom thereof and supporting the oil burner ll. ,Slidably mounted upon this burner is the usual burner casing or shell generally indicated at I2 I and which must be raised for igniting and other purposes.

Extending upwardly from the fuel pipe Ill be- 'tween the reservoir and burner is an upright or standard I 3 provided with lateral pins. l4. Enaging these pins are bearing portions [5 formed on the sides of a ball or loop-shaped lever frame It 25 preferably of wire. The two end loops of this frame surround the shell of the burner on the one end and the reservoir on the other. The sides of the loop surrounding the burner shell are bent to form sockets l1 adapted to engage 30 pins or trunnions i8 projecting outwardly from the sides of the burner shell. The burner end of the loop is continued beyond the shell to form a handle as indicated at l9 and the opposite loop about the reservoir is extended beyond the 5 reservoir to form a handle as at 20. Either of the handles I! or 20 may be used for the purpose of elevating the shell for lighting or other purposes.

The burner structure thus far described is 40 also provided with a frame comprising at the reservoir end a bracket 2! having a handle 22 at the top and a lower plate portion 23 extending under the burner structure and secured to the fuel pipe 10. This plate is provided with a suit- 45 able opening or socket 24 for receiving the pin 5 carried by the bracket 4. The other end of the platen is adapted to slide upon the guide 8.

FrOm the foregoing it will be observed that the I burner unit comprises burner and reservoir members fastened to the same frame and mounted to swing horizontally about the center of the reservoir,,as an axis. The reservoir is always accessible just within or at the opening in the casing and by rotating the unit frame in the manner described the burner can be moved about the pivot 5 to either of two positions, to wit, the full line position, Fig. 2, just inside of and accessible through the opening in the front of the apparatus casing so that the burner is thus accessible for igniting or other purposes, -or to a second position, shown in dotted lines Fig. 2, in which the burner is beneath the device to be heated, such as the still I. In both positions the reservoir is equally accessible. The burner unit frame is mounted upon a bracket attached to the frame of the casing near its front and extending rearwardly toward the still position, and slides upon the supporting bar 8. Said unit frame also serves as the support for the side standards It on which the pivoted lever I6 is mounted, and whatever he the position of the parts, either the full line position or the dotted line position, and whether the operator is working with the reser- Apparatus or the character described, comprising a hollow casing having a frame and provided with an opening, a burner unit supported on said frame within said opening, said unit including vertically extending reservoir and burner members located side by side, a unit frame supporting the same, standards extending upwardly from said unit frame, and a two-armed lever supported on said standards and comprising arms mbracing and extending endwise beyond the reservoir and burner members and connected to the latter for operation thereof from either end of the unit frame. 

